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Army Addressing Vulnerabilities In Artillery, UAS Demonstrated By Russia

Wednesday, May 4th, 2016

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Army Addressing Vulnerabilities In Artillery, UAS Demonstrated By Russia

Lt. Gen H.R. McMaster, Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center and Deputy Commanding General, Futures, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, speaks May 4 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Photo by Dan Parsons

The Army is rushing to plug holes in its arsenal with technologies it neglected to develop because it didn’t need during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but will require in a conflict with a peer nation like Russia or China, according to the top officer in charge of future planning.As it has after every war, the Army has shrunk following the end of its major involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the cuts the service has endured in recent…

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

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Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]